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Maria-farinha
Sign in to saveOcypode is a genus of ghost crabs found in the sandy shores of tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world. They have a box-like body, thick and elongated eyestalks, and one claw is larger than the other in both males and females. They inhabit deep burrows in the intertidal zone. They are primarily nocturnal, and are generalist scavengers and predators of small animals. The genus contains 21 species.
Species
ghost crabs
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyOcypodidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,030
- With media
- 52
- Family
- Ocypodidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, France, Australia, Maldives, Tanzania
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ocypodinae
- Image
- BBayCrab2.jpg
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- taxon name
- Ocypode
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Ocypode
- topic's main category
- Category:Ocypode
- taxon common name
- Kum yengeci
Sources (1)
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Article · Português
Ocypode é um género de caranguejos detritívoros que inclui as espécies conhecidas pelo nome comum de maria-farinha, caracterizados por apresentarem carapaça quadrada e coloração branco-amarelada. O género tem distribuição natural na costa leste dos Estados Unidos e no litoral do Brasil, vivendo em buracos acima da linha da maré alta em praias arenosas.
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